Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 81. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.50/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$149.50

120 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$14.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	471	150.92	711	40
Medium and Large 1	531	150.42	799	53
Medium and Large 3	441	147.27	649	23
Medium and Large 1-2	653	136.00	888	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.92/cwt here — about −$177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale120 hd

149.50

—

AL average14 barns · 1,803 hd

151.39

−1.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,693	89.30	1,512	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	71.15	828	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,388	70.61	980	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	55.29	592	17

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$693	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	135.87/cwt	132.00–140.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	122.23/cwt	117.00–127.00	945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	194.19/cwt	190.00–200.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	210.95/cwt	210.00–212.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.29/cwt	172.00–177.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	185.44/cwt	182.00–190.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	172.07/cwt	170.00–174.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	192.32/cwt	190.00–197.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	145.10/cwt	142.00–147.00	773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	167.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	162.96/cwt	162.00–167.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	176.33/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	181.03/cwt	180.00–182.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	134.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	160.69/cwt	160.00–162.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	150.14/cwt	147.00–152.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	137.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.69/cwt	147.00–152.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.37/cwt	162.00–165.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	69.31/cwt	67.00–71.00	764	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	50.47/cwt	50.00–51.00	582	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	822	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	74.45/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,001	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	64.69/cwt	63.00–66.00	739	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	667	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	54.40/cwt	52.00–55.00	558	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	69.73/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,003	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	74.96/cwt	73.00–78.00	909	23
Bulls	—	—	2,125	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,746	93.22/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,628	4
Bulls	—	—	1,612	86.01/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,386	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	693.00/head	627.00–759.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	141.36/cwt	140.00–146.00	807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	152.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	165.25/cwt	162.00–167.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	182.01/cwt	180.00–187.00	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	116.57/cwt	112.00–120.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	173.05/cwt	170.00–175.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	182.31/cwt	180.00–187.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	174.78/cwt	170.00–177.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	162.94/cwt	160.00–167.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	183.06/cwt	180.00–185.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	154.45/cwt	152.00–157.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	153.25/cwt	150.00–158.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	171.13/cwt	170.00–177.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	156.02/cwt	152.00–157.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	156.91/cwt	153.00–162.00	741	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	152.17/cwt	150.00–155.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	6

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Mon Dec 12, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 762Last week 1,413Year ago 867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 291Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 94Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	146.00–147.00	146.50
2	—	673	132.00–140.00	135.87
2	—	530	160.00–165.00	162.43
4	—	726	126.00–128.00	127.00
4	—	773	117.00–127.00	122.23
7	—	422	180.00–187.00	182.01
3	—	478	170.00–177.00	174.78
4	—	571	150.00–158.00	153.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	130.00–137.00	133.96
6	—	571	140.00–146.00	141.36
6	—	534	150.00–157.00	152.68
4	—	476	162.00–167.00	165.25
5	—	717	112.00–120.00	116.57
2	—	680	127.00–130.00	128.50
3	—	368	180.00–187.00	182.31
8	—	430	170.00–177.00	171.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	145.00–147.00	146.01
2	—	578	130.00–135.00	132.45
4	—	365	170.00–175.00	173.05
3	—	422	160.00–167.00	162.94
9	—	320	180.00–185.00	183.06
2	—	475	152.00–157.00	154.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	202.00	202.00
1	—	460	195.00	195.00
3	—	568	175.00–177.00	176.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	190.00–200.00	194.19
2	—	368	210.00–212.00	210.95
2	—	615	152.00–155.00	153.46
2	—	560	167.00–170.00	168.51
3	—	525	172.00–177.00	175.29
4	—	475	182.00–190.00	185.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	182.00	182.00
2	—	473	170.00–174.00	172.07
2	—	520	160.00–165.00	162.45
3	—	372	190.00–197.00	192.32
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	177.00	177.00
4	—	370	180.00–182.00	181.03
3	—	468	160.00–162.00	160.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	142.00–147.00	145.10
6	—	577	132.00–135.00	134.49
7	—	475	147.00–152.00	150.69
8	—	370	162.00–165.00	162.37
1	—	340	167.00	167.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
9	—	429	155.00–160.00	157.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	384	167.00–170.00	167.50
5	—	417	162.00–167.00	162.96
2	—	563	140.00–145.00	142.53
2	—	673	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	725	120.00–125.00	122.45
4	—	621	135.00–140.00	137.98
13	—	472	153.00–162.00	156.91
11	—	509	150.00–155.00	152.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	147.00–152.00	150.14
2	—	330	162.00	162.00
5	—	572	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
7	—	364	152.00–157.00	156.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	164.00	164.00
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
6	—	735	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,103	67.00–71.00	69.31
9	—	1,143	63.00–66.00	64.69
23	—	1,213	73.00–78.00	74.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	50.00–51.00	50.47
5	—	1,130	58.00–60.00	59.00
10	—	1,026	52.00–55.00	54.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	65.00	65.00
5	—	1,344	73.00–76.00	74.45
9	—	1,439	69.00–72.00	69.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,746	91.00–95.00	93.22
8	—	1,612	84.00–88.00	86.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	627.00–759.00	693.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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